Driver fled at 98 mph on Davis Boulevard in East Naples, deputy reports

An East Naples man was arrested after a chase exceeded 98 mph early Saturday, according to the Collier County Sheriff's Office.

Davious J. Dove-Joseph, 22, faces charges of high-speed reckless fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer with lights and sirens activated; leaving the scene of an accident; driving while his license was suspended; and resisting an officer. He also violated terms of his probation, according to the report.

An officer reported noticing a white Chevy Impala with an obstructed license plate moving north on U.S. 41 East about 2 a.m., according to the report.

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The officer turned on his siren lights, but the vehicle did not stop as it traveled slowly through a residential road, according to the report. The driver, later identified as Dove-Joseph, eventually accelerated past 98 mph as the cars traveled east on Davis Boulevard, the officer reported.

Dove-Joseph tried to turn left into an apartment complex but struck a curb, according to the report. The impact broke a traffic control sign in the median.

Dove-Joseph fled the vehicle and evaded authorities in a wooded area before being arrested, the report states. .

The arrest report states Dove-Joseph's license was revoked in 2017 for fleeing or attempting to elude police.